shadowfish wrote:me neither, but I feel badly because I've already met a bunch of cool/interesting people and my parents will kick my butt to Mars if I don't go. I don't want a whole year off, either, just maybe 3 extra months. I wish there were a spring start option

what would three months do? that's not a lot of time.

Well, I want three or four EXTRA months on top of the ~2 months of summer vacation that I'm getting. I'm used to having 3.5 solid months of vacation in the summer. It's not enough for me to recharge. For clarification, I'm not done with school until June 11.

(basically, I'm saying I wish UVa were on the quarter system. I would've probably applied to UChicago if it weren't in Hyde Park)

OR you could come back to boston with me, cantwait, and meet my INSANE FAMILY. my uncle thinks i'm going to hell because i'm going to law school (and won't be swayed by my declared career path of international human rights).

OnceLost wrote:You're invited, too, ubuntu, and not only to keep you away from your crazy uncle.

...you are part of that nekkid pillow-fighting club, right?

aaaahaha thanksgiving day naked pillow fight? sign me up!

Clearly I've been missing out these past few months

Welcome home, buudy!

And MissVA, I had to book now since I know I'm going to my folks in FL. The price of my ticket went up $40 in the week between when I found it and when I actually booked it. Advice: If you know your thanksgiving plans, book now. It's only getting more expensive.

As an FYI, I have a flight out of Richmond at 6AM on Wednesday, 11/26. So, if any of you book a similar time, I'd be happy to carpool over.

Flight prices make me sad. They're so arbitrary, sometimes. Like how it's cheaper to fly from Birmingham to Buffalo on Southwest than it is to fly to Baltimore, even though the flight to Buffalo STOPS in Baltimore...

Sometimes you can get good last minute deals, though. Like Dulles to Birmingham is usually $800, but my boyfriend booked it the day before and got a "last minute deal" for only $200.